The Darker Side of Nonsense

The Darker Side of Nonsense is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Dry Kill Logic. It was released on June 5, 2001,[3] by Roadrunner Records and was the band's only release on that label.[5] The album spent two weeks on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, peaking at number 27.[6]

The Darker Side of Nonsense
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
StudioRed Clay Studios, Suffern, New York; BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York
GenreNu metal[1][2]
Length44:04
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerEddie Wohl
Dry Kill Logic chronology
Elemental Evil EP
(1999)
The Darker Side of Nonsense
(2001)
The Dead and Dreaming
(2004)
Singles from The Darker Side of Nonsense
  1. "Rot"
    Released: 2002 (EP)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Kerrang![4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Cliff Rigano, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Nightmare"Scott Thompson, Phil Arcuri3:06
2."Feel the Break"Thompson3:07
3."Pain"Thompson, Dave Kowatch, Arcuri2:59
4."Nothing"Thompson, Arcuri3:29
5."Assfault"Thompson, Arcuri3:20
6."Weight"Thompson, Kowatch4:06
7."A Better Man Than Me"Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano2:55
8."Rot"Arcuri, Thompson, Rigano4:32
9."Track 13"Rigano, Arcuri2:42
10."Give Up, Give in, Lie Down"Arcuri, Kowatch3:30
11."The Strength I Call My Own"Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano3:02
12."Goodnight" (lyrics by Arcuri, Rigano)Arcuri7:16

Personnel

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Dry Kill Logic

  • Cliff Rigano - vocals
  • Scott Thompson - guitars
  • Dave Kowatch - bass guitar
  • Phil Arcuri - drums, additional guitars

Production

  • Rob Caggiano – guitar, harmony vocals, mixing, engineer, percussion, noise, producer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Eddie Wohl – keyboards, producer, mixing, engineer
  • Steve Regina – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Daniel Moss – photography
  • The Collective - design
  • Alexander Kneselac - illustration
  • Bob Burns, Jr. – guitar
  • J-Sin – vocals
  • Dry Kill Logic – main performer
  • J.P. Sheganoski – engineer
  • Matt Myhal – harmony vocals

References

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  1. ^ Terry Bezer, "Album Review: Dry Kill Logic - The Darker Side of Nonsense". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-09-03., July 25, 2001
  2. ^ Emperor Rhombus (21 July 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "The Darker Side of Nonsense - Dry Kill Logic". Allmusic.
  4. ^ Silver, Dan (June 16, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 857. UK: EMAP. pp. 32–33.
  5. ^ Margaret Schwartz (18 June 2001). "Darker Side of Nonsense review". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Independent Albums: The week of July 7, 2001". Billboard.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.